A meaningful way to make a tax-wise gift—and open doors to refuge.
If you’re over 70½, giving directly from your IRA is one of the most powerful and tax-efficient ways to support Jonathan House. Your gift can help meet your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) and change lives—without increasing your taxable income.
Why give from your IRA?
Tax-efficient — Your gift is not counted as taxable income
Satisfies your RMD — Use your Required Minimum Distribution for good
Big impact — Support shelter, hope and healing for asylum seekers
"We are thankful that we met good people with big hearts to help us. We are grateful that Jonathan House embraced our family. We want to be able to help Jonathan House to welcome more people like you have welcomed us."
- Gustavo,
Jonathan House residentWho Qualifies?
• You’re 70½ or older
• You have a traditional IRA
How it works
• You give directly from your IRA to IAFR to support our mission and pay no taxes
• You can give up to $100,000 per year tax-free
• Your gift must be received and processed by December 31 to count this year
Watch: How to Take Tax-Free IRA Distributions in Retirement
Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) explained simply:
Here’s How to Do It
Follow the instructions of your IRA administrator – many have simple online forms – or use our form to generate a distribution request letter.
Step 1: Complete our form to generate a completed distribution request letter
Step 2: Copy/Paste the finished letter to print or email to your IRA administrator
Step 3: Make a lasting difference for your immigrant neighbors
What Your IRA Administrator Needs
Organization Name: International Association for Refugees (IAFR)
Designation: Jonathan House
Tax ID: Contact us if you need this information
Mailing Address:
IAFR
P.O. Box 1405
Wheaton, IL 60187
Let’s Talk
We’d love to hear from you.
Talk about your gift: Bethany – bethany@iafr.org
Technical issues or questions: donors@iafr.org